Phoenix Wright (character)

Phoenix Wright
Ace Attorney character
Phoenix Wright as he appears in the first three Ace Attorney games
First game	Gyakuten Saiban Remade as Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Created by	Shū Takumi
Designed by	Tatsurō Iwamoto
Voiced by (English)	Ben "Gromin" Judd (AA1-4) Sam Riegel (UMvC3,AA5-6) Trevor White (PLvAA)
Voiced by (Japanese)	Shū Takumi (AA1-4) Takayuki Kondō (Promotional material, PXZ2, AA5-6) Hiroki Narimiya (PLvAA) Kōsuke Toriumi (UMvC3) Yūki Kaji (anime)
Portrayed by	Tomu Ranju (musical) Hiroki Narimiya (film)

Phoenix Wright, known as Ryūichi Naruhodō (成歩堂 龍一, Naruhodō Ryūichi^?) in the original Japanese-language versions, is a fictional defense attorney in Capcom's Ace Attorney video game series. As of September 30, 2014, the series has sold 5.3 million copies and is Capcom's 10th best-selling series of all time. Phoenix has been featured as the protagonist in the first three games of the series, appeared as a supporting character in the fourth and appears as one of the protagonists again for the fifth and sixth games. The character has also appeared in film, anime and manga adaptations of the series, a Japanese series of musicals, and crossover video games such as Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3.

The idea of a lawyer was conceived when director Shū Takumi was searching for ideas for a game in which the player could discover lies or contradictions in statements.

Phoenix Wright's Japanese given name, Ryūichi, alludes to the mythical dragon with its use of ryu (竜^?). His Japanese surname, Naruhodō, references the Japanese expression naruhodo (成る程^?), which equates to the English "I see". This phrase is often used in Japan to express attentiveness to the subject at hand. Shū Takumi chose the phrase to highlight Wright's inexperience; even though his name reads "I see", he may not in fact understand what is happening, something which may also be true of people using the phrase. It is also commonly used in mystery novels when investigating, a core gameplay concept of the series.